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Hadith 317
Hadith #
317
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
1
Section
16
Part
The Book on Oneness of Allah (God)
Chapter
Chapter On The Meanings of the Names of Allah and their Derivatives
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
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9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Marwak ibn ‘Ubayd from Jumay’ ibn ‘Umayr who has said the following.
“Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) asked, ‘What is Allah Greater than?” I replied, “Allah is Greater of all things.” He (the Imam) further asked, “Were there other things so Allah would be considered the greatest of them?” I then asked, “What then is the meaning thereof?”’ He (the Imam) replied, “Allah is far greater than all descriptions.”
9ـ وَرَوَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مَرْوَكِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ جُمَيْعِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ قَالَ
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أَيُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ الله أَكْبَرُ فَقُلْتُ الله أَكْبَرُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ فَقَالَ وَكَانَ ثَمَّ شَيْ‏ءٌ فَيَكُونُ أَكْبَرَ مِنْهُ فَقُلْتُ وَمَا هُوَ قَالَ الله أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أَنْ يُوصَفَ.
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